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Writing for the Design Mind Paperback – February 21, 2019

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"Becoming a designer takes a huge amount of time and education. With so many skills to learn, many people never get the chance to master the one skill that can give them a real advantage in business or academia: They never learn to write well.”

In Writing for the Design Mind author, designer and educator Natalia Ilyin offers clear, concise, and humorous writing tips, techniques and strategies to people who have spent their lives mastering design rather than learning to write.

Ilyin's book helps designers approach writing in the same ways they approach designing – teaching skills and methods through encouragement, practical exercises and visual advice.

Writing well is a skill, like any other, and with this book you can learn to do it with confidence.

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    200 pages
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  3. Publisher
    Bloomsbury Visual Arts
  4. Publication date
    February 21, 2019
  5. Dimensions
    6.14 x 0.42 x 9.21 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1350034975
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1350034976
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“I would make this book required reading for any writing intensive course within an Art & Design department.” ―Gary Rozanc, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA

“A hugely engaging and inspiring read - the tone is perfect for students.” ―Neil Leonard, University of the West of England, UK and author of Becoming A Successful Graphic Designer

About the Author

Natalia Ilyin is Professor of Design at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, USA, where she teaches design history and criticism, design for social activism, and transition design. In 2012- and again in 2015 - she earned Cornish's Award for Teaching Excellence. Natalia is also Founding Faculty for the MFA in Graphic Design at Vermont College of Fine Arts, has taught at Rhode Island School of Design, Yale University, The Cooper Union and the University of Washington, and has acted as Critic for the MFA in Graphic Design at Yale University and at Rhode Island School of Design.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury Visual Arts
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 21, 2019
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Annotated
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1350034975
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1350034976
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 0.42 x 9.21 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #2,049,386 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars (24)

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I never expected to be a writer. I expected to be a graphic designer, but things did not go that way. My first big break happened because I got on a bus in NYC and saw an ad for "Anastasia," the cartoon movie put out by Twentieth Century Fox in the late Nineties. As I sat looking at the cartoons of Anastasia and the evil, green Rasputin on that bus ad, something happened to me. I felt burning in my veins. Really. Burning. I went home and wrote about the time my grandmother had met the real Rasputin, and about how her family died in the Revolution. I wrote that Twentieth Century Fox had taken a true historical story of death and tragedy and repackaged it into something unrecognizable that included plastic Rasputin toys at Burger King.

After I wrote the piece, I didn't know what to do with it. So I sent it off--by fax, in those days-- to the Op-Ed editor at the New York Times. I wasn't a writer then and I didn't know anybody or anything so figured the chances of getting it published were very low, but I felt better having written it. A few hours later I got a call from the night editor. With me on the phone, she lopped the top off the piece, rearranged a few things to make it better, and the next morning the article came out in the Times.

For me, it was like the shot heard round the world. This was way before the internet or blogs or anything like that. Getting something published in the Times meant it went to all Times affiliates, the International Herald Tribune-- everywhere. I started hearing from people I hadn't heard from in years. People in London. People in Paris. People that agreed with me. People that patted me on the back for saying something about cultural appropriation. People that disagreed. It started a ball rolling. That day I realized the power one person can have. It was the day I became a writer.

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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Love this book! An easy read, funny, literal & practical
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Love this book! An easy read, funny, literal & practical
As a professional graphic designer who has always feared writing I am in love with this book! It is such an easy read, funny, literal & practical. I highly recommend for anyone looking to improve their writing no matter what your age or education!
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  • William Galvani
    5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a must for designers who write!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2019
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    My copy arrived and I loved it immediately! Such good info, so much smart advice—-but best of all is that the voice of the author is present! Natalia is very much on every page—not easy when dealing with the fine points of punctuation, grammar and all the rest of good writing. Writing for the Design Mind is so much more than a how-to-write reference book. This is a source for ensuring clear and thoughtful comment not only on design but also on many other aspects of our contemporary culture.

    I also recommend Chasing the Perfect by Natalia Ilyin. Again, the author's writing sets a seemingly academic and narrow subject into a much wider context.
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  • Lorilee R.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book! An easy read, funny, literal & practical
    Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2019
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    As a professional graphic designer who has always feared writing I am in love with this book! It is such an easy read, funny, literal & practical. I highly recommend for anyone looking to improve their writing no matter what your age or education!
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    Love this book! An easy read, funny, literal & practical

    Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2019
    As a professional graphic designer who has always feared writing I am in love with this book! It is such an easy read, funny, literal & practical. I highly recommend for anyone looking to improve their writing no matter what your age or education!
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  • Lorilee
    5.0 out of 5 stars No matter where you are in your creative career you will certainly take away some tips
    Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2021
    Format: Paperback
    This gem of a book will help you make a straight line out of the mess of learning to write. No matter where you are in your creative career you will certainly take away some tips, how to's, and even life advice as well as you read through the funny and helpful techniques. The writing prompts will help designers (and any creatives) learn to find their writers voice and head off in the hills with new self confidence. Read it, really, it's a great teaching guide for kiddos that struggle to even spell.
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  • Peter
    5.0 out of 5 stars Entertainment in writing guidelines!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2020
    Format: Paperback
    Having taught undergraduate English and graduate journalism courses, I know plenty about books on writing. And I can say without hesitation that Natalia Ilyin's is among the very best. Her voice is both compelling and entertaining, and that goes a long way for conveying the writing principles everyone needs to know. You might think of her voice as the sugar-coated pill that helps the medicine go down. It's a great pleasure—and unusual. And you don't have to be a designer to learn from this book.
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  • Nichole
    1.0 out of 5 stars Confusing and Pretentious
    Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2019
    Format: Paperback
    I had to order this book for a design history class, and it has honestly been the bane of my existence since. The writing style is so difficult to decipher, and makes the writing process even more difficult rather than simplifying it. The author uses unnecessary metaphors that don't make sense (nodal maps, rich clubs, semilattice house diagrams, rooted trees, caravan essays, etc.). Some "exercises" are more like full-blown assignments (nobody wants to be writing an eight page argument essay in their free time).
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  • Maxi Cullen
    5.0 out of 5 stars highly recommend
    Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2021
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    amazing book ！ I love it
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